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Riot erupts in Missouri town during protests over police shooting of teen
Chicago Tribune - 11 Aug 2014 09:36Gaza Fighting Prompts Spike in Demand for Sperm Donations from Israeli Soldiers
IBTimes - 11 Aug 2014 02:30
A hospital in Haifa has reported a surge in the number of requests for sperm donations from members of the Israeli Defence Forces. A spirit of patriotism in Israel and a desire for noble progeny has prompted women to see...
Crime Decline: Here's Why Stealing Cars Went Out of Fashion
The New York Times - 11 Aug 2014 23:01
Automobile theft is harder than it used to be, it's less lucrative, and you're more likely to land in jail.
Tax Avoidance: Mitch McConnell In-Law Registers His Ships In Liberia To Avoid U.S. Taxes
IBTimes - 11 Aug 2014 02:30
As Democrats angle to make corporate tax flight a campaign issue against Republicans in the 2014 election, a report indicates the company owned by the father-in-law of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. regist...
Police Say Mike Brown Was Killed After Struggle for Gun
The New York Times - 11 Aug 2014 01:55
The fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager Saturday by a police officer in a St. Louis suburb was met with outrage and skepticism in the largely African-American community.
Justin Bieber Is Too Sexy According to Female Priest Sinead O'Connor
The Atlantic Wire - 11 Aug 2014 17:44
Today in celebrity gossip: Sinead O'Connor unveils the sequel to her Miley Cyrus trolling, plus David Duchovny and Tea Leoni are officially divorced, and Drake Bell goes to Disneyland A LOT.
Refugees Flood Kurdistan Border as ISIS Advances
Time - 11 Aug 2014 01:51
"They're terrified and exhausted, and happy to be safe. But they're too traumatized to savor that"
Kids massacred, women enslaved as ISIS raids Iraqi enclave
New York Post - 11 Aug 2014 10:09
Bloodthirsty militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria buried children alive and took women as slaves during a raid on the ancient home of a minority religious sect...
Turkish PM Erdogan wins presidency
CNN - 11 Aug 2014 08:14
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will become the country's first directly-elected president by a wide margin of votes, according the semi-official Anadolu News Agency.
Yahoo News Twitter Account Hacked; Falsely Reports 'Ebola Outbreak' in US
Boston - 11 Aug 2014 01:00
The news organization blamed an "unauthorized tweet" for the misinformation.
Experts Warn of Terror Blowback from Iraq Airstrikes
Time - 11 Aug 2014 00:21
ISIS has long threatened America openly
Body of woman pulled from Lake Michigan near Promontory Point
Chicago Tribune - 11 Aug 2014 23:44Israel, Palestinians launch new three-day truce
Reuters - 11 Aug 2014 08:08
GAZA/JERUSALEM
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Time - 11 Aug 2014 23:00Couple Dies After Trying to Take Selfies on Cliff Edge in Portugal
ABC News - 11 Aug 2014 22:49
A Polish couple was killed after they tried to take a selfie on a cliff in Portugal and fell hundreds of feet, Polish Radio reported.
Yazidi Refugees' Gut-Wrenching Search for Loved Ones
ABC News - 11 Aug 2014 22:10
Members of the Yazidi minority group who were forced onto a mountain in order to escape from Isis in northern Iraq have started fleeing to refugee camps and telling their stories.
Your Coffee Might Have Wheat or Twigs Hidden In It
Time - 11 Aug 2014 20:10
Scientists are developing a way to identify counterfeit coffee
Giant Waves Pose New Risk for Ships in Ice-Diminished Arctic
Time - 11 Aug 2014 13:47
"These are still pretty treacherous waters"
China convicts corporate investigators
CNN - 11 Aug 2014 08:24
An expatriate corporate investigator has been sentenced to two and a half years in a Chinese jail after being found guilty of stealing and selling personal information for profit, Chinese state media has reported.
Scotland Hit by Ex-Hurricane Bertha
Boston - 11 Aug 2014 23:55
Parts of Scotland are badly affected by high winds and heavy rain in the wake of what was Hurricane Bertha.
Fed Vice Chairman Warns of Slow Growth
The New York Times - 11 Aug 2014 23:54
Stanley Fischer told a conference in Sweden that growth had been disappointing, possibly reflecting a structural shift in the global economy.
Obama Hails Iraq's New Government
Time - 11 Aug 2014 23:54
"Today, Iraq took a promising step forward"